Posts Tagged with ‘film’
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Why do some scripts sell, and some don’t?
14 Jan 2012Many people ask me if they should learn about selling and pitching scripts before they start writing, or after they’ve…
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Good movie? Where did it come from?
11 Jan 2012Cameron wants us to make blockbusters. David Cameron, that is, not James. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9006675/Ken-Loach-pouring-lottery-money-into-blockbusters-is-a-travesty.html Speaking as a film director, and director…
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How to land a top star and the BBC with one treatment
13 Sep 2011Most people hate writing treatments. Not me, I love them. This is how I used a treatment to hook a top star comedian and the BBC in just five pages - and how you can too.
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Want to succeed? Maybe do the opposite.
30 Aug 2011Have you heard of Kelly Marcel? If not yet, you soon will. You'll probably, if you're like me, be deeply and painfully jealous. And something she said recently might teach us something important.
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How long should your treatment be?
25 Aug 2011I've been running my Exciting Treatments workshop for over ten years now, and one of the first questions I'm asked is alway, How long is a treatment supposed to be?
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Just one trick for screenwriting success
16 Aug 2011How can the most successful video on YouTube help you find screenwriting success?
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If you want to sell your script, don’t get stuck on the bridge
26 Jul 2011IS YOUR SCRIPT STUCK ON THE BRIDGE? Back from holiday, I’ve been thinking about a massive underpublicised reason why far…
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One question that will help you sell your script
03 Jul 2011What is the key question you need to ask to sell your script? The right question follows soon. First here's the wrong question.
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Why do we call them Screen – Plays?
03 Jun 2011Want your script to stand out from the crowd? Want it to be read from cover to cover and passed…
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A Clever, Sneaky Way To Hide Exposition
26 May 2011The ability to handle exposition really sorts the professionals from the wannabes, and I'm going to share one of my top exposition techniques with you here.
